'Even Mughals knew they can't rule if they openly support cow slaughter'

Insisting that cow should be protected, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said even the Mughals were aware of the fact that if they had to rule then an “open support to cow slaughter” would not be feasible while the Britishers failed to understand this aspect.The senior BJP leader said that as a Home Minister he has ensured that cattle smuggling to Bangladesh was checked, with continued efforts by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel.

“Whatever little information I have about Mughal rulers ...I can say that the Mughal rulers were aware of this fact. They understood that by killing cows and giving an open support to cow slaughter they cannot rule for a longer period.“Even Babur, in his will, has written, we can’t do two things at one time. Either rule the hearts of people or eat cow’s meat. Only one thing can happen... They cannot be done together,” Singh said.

He was speaking at a conference on conservation of cow, organised by Rashtriya Godhan Mahasangh, in association with the Agriculture Ministry.Asked whether the Centre would impose a ban on cow slaughter as was demanded by some of the attendees at the conference, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forest Praskash Javdekar said it is a call which the State Governments need to take.